Nvidia finalyze the Ageia deal
Nvidia finished the acquisition of Ageia Technologies just 9 days after the public announcement of the deal. Source: http://www.bit-tech.net
Press Releases
EVGA Launches Overclocked 8800GT AKIMBO
It's time to suit up and join the front lines with the fastest 8800GT card in its class, the EVGA 8800GT AKIMBO card: Featuring a 65nm GPU with an astonishing GPU Core clock of 720MHz, the exclusive dual slot heat sink and fan drops temperatures as much as 25 degrees Celsius, keeping your card cool and ready to…
Nvidia Prepares MCP77 mGPU For AMD Griffin
Our colleges from VR-Zone has learned some spicy information about nForce MCP77 single-chip mGPU for AMD based notebooks coming up in March. MCP77 supports AMD Griffin processor, HyperTransport 3.0, PCI Express 2.0, DX10, SM4.0 etc. There will be 2 SKUs; MCP77H and MCP77MV where their marketing names are GeForce 9200M…
Nvidia enter CPU market
NVIDIA introduced PX 2500, a breakthrough applications processor that enables intuitive 3D user interfaces and engaging high-definition video on connected Windows Mobile phones. The NVIDIA APX 2500 applications processor, which is the culmination of 800 man years of engineering, delivers: The industry's first HD…
Sony Ericsson's XPERIA X1 is so good, because HTC made it
The company that once designed Treo for Palm, obviously returns to the white label market. That's right, if you wonder how the hell Sony Ericsson pulled the XPERIA X1 rabbit from their hand, look no further than HTC. We heard it through the grapevine that the device is entirely HTC-based, which explains a lot if you…
HTC P3470 has GPS, but only EDGE
Europeans, looking for low-end HTC with integrated GPS have another option today - the P3470, also known as Pharos. Despite being only four band EDGE with 200MHz CPU, you can at least enjoy the standard pckage of 2 megapixel camera, ROM / 128MB RAM, microSD, Bluetooth 2.0 and 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen. It will be…
HYmini alternative power source
HYmini uses wind power to charge its internal battery, which on its side can be used to charge your gadgets. If there is no wind, you can use the optional solar panel or plug it in the outlet and charge it the old fashioned way. If you are interested, you can find the HYmini for $50, the optional solar panel for $25,…
Danger Den almost ready with water block for HD 3870 X2
Water Cooling Experts - Danger Den, have shown a prototype of a new full cover water block designed to work on ATI Radeon HD3870 X2. The copper water block is a single slot R680 water cooling solution that will fit only ATI Radeon HD 3 series X2 video cards, currently only ATI Radeon HD3870 X2. It worths mentioning…
CoolIT announce HD3870 X2 water block
Right on the heals of AMD announcing the availability of the ATI Radeon HD 3870 earlier this month, CoolIT Systems debuts the third installment in the Reference Series line of liquid cooling systems designed to quietly and effectively cool Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. highly anticipated performance graphic cards, the…
PowerColor Unveiled HD3870X2
Taipei, Taiwan – January, 28rd, 2008 – TUL Corporation - a leading manufacturer of AMD graphics cards today announces the high-end graphics solution, HD3870X2, aim to bring incredible performance and life-like graphics to all gamers. This stunning graphics solution built-in Dual HD 3870 GPU, clocks at 825MHz core…
Apple wants to light up your iPod touchpad?
Apple's been known to cover all its bases in the patent department, meaning this is certainly no guarantee we'll be seeing light-up iPods in the near future, but all the same we can't ignore the fact that a patent just popped up that has Apple postulating on backlit click wheels. Source: http://www.engadget.com
Via launches Isaiah: 64-bit low-power, high-performance CPU
Via's on the CPU warpath today, announcing a new line of 64-bit 65nm processors, dubbed Isaiah. The little Bible-themed chip-maker that withstood the AMD-Intel duopoly where others, like Transmeta, folded, is claiming that their new architecture, developed in conjunction with subsidiary Centaur, is four times as…
Uh-oh, Optimus: United Keys and FoxConn to build rival
Man, it looks like all these display keyboards are finally going from vapor to reality -- United Keys, which has been pimping various versions of its Display Keys product since 2005, has just announced that it's signed a deal with FoxConn to build a gaming keyboard with several OLED function buttons, and thats it's…
iriver's limited edition Mplayer for Mickey assassins
Gold plating and a Philips PNX0103ET audio processor create what iriver calls an "assassin's mace" of a device. Sure, Cute. Simple. Friendly. Now add Opulent to the tagline too -- at 元888 Chinese Yuan (about $123) you'll be looking at a 100% or so markup over their standard 1GB Mplayer. Source: http://www.engadget.com
Numark's TTi turntable transfers vinyl to iPod sans a PC
Sure, there's a smorgasbord of products out there designed to transfer your precious vinyl recordings to a slightly more modern format, but few pack the cool factor that comes bundled in gratis with Numark's TTi. Source: http://www.engadget.com
Teclast's M30 PMP is mildly attractive, mostly lackluster
Truth be told, Teclast's M30 seems be to a real looker at first, but we're knocking off a few style points due the complete absence of originality. All it takes is a simple glance at the unit's predecessors to realize that the outfit isn't exactly going out on any limbs to innovate. Source: http://www.engadget.com
Inventec's UMPC 7-A and 5-D get pictured
As you can glean from the image above, the UMPC 7-A sports a nifty slider design that supposedly places the QWERTY keyboard at a "more natural angle" for the user. Source: http://www.engadget.com
MSI P7N Series gaming motherboards
MSI proudly introduces the new motherboards MSI P7N Diamond and MSI P7N SLI Platinum with the new nForce 7 series chipset and 45nm support, to provide the best gaming experience. The high-end version is the MSI P7N Diamond is based on the nForce 780i chipset and supports 3-way SLI technology. The MSI P7N SLI Platinum…
MSI shows E8500 Wolfdale overclocking
Another day, another press release, but sometimes it pays to look more closely: we got word on MSI's P35-Neo3 motherboard which is kitted with a new EFI BIOS. However, that wasn't the only interesting thing because we noticed that there was also some Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 45nm "Wolfdale" overclocking thrown in for…
Prosthetic-limbed runner disqualified from Olympics
Oscar Pistorius, a double-amputee sprinter, has been denied a shot at the Olympics... for being too fast. The runner -- who uses carbon-fiber, prosthetic feet -- was reviewed by the International Association of Athletics Federations (or IAAF), a review which found the combination of man and machine to be too much for…
Apple present Macbook Air - the worlds thinnest notebook
The expectations for MacWorld Expos & Conferences are always huge. Every year, among the interesting (mostly for Mac-fans) things, there is something to affect the whole IT sphere. On MacWorld 2007 that was the iPhone, now Apple proudly present Macbook Air - the world Thinnest notebook in the world. It's thickest part…
The Shaken Baby doll: funny, not funny ha ha
The absurdity of that photo is usurped only by the stupidity of those who think that shaking a baby is effective child rearing. Enter the re-purposed (and tricked out) $28,200 crash test dummy which the University of Olso will use to better understand the trauma inflicted on an estimated 2,000 shaken babies each year…
Mod of the Year 2007 winner announced
Over the festive period, the colleagues at bit-tech ran their second annual Mod of the Year contest, and as I am sure you know they were determined to make this one special. Not only was it the biggest giveaway they’ve ever had on bit-tech but it has also been their most successful with more than double the number of…